diff --git a/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp b/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
index 5c0b38da3..e0b0773f9 100644
--- a/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
+++ b/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 AVForm::AVForm()
 {
     prep();
-    icon.addFile(":/img/settings/av.png");
+    icon.setPixmap(QPixmap(":/img/settings/av.png").scaledToHeight(headLayout.sizeHint().height(), Qt::SmoothTransformation));
     label.setText(tr("Audio/Video settings"));
 }
 
diff --git a/widget/form/settings/generalform.cpp b/widget/form/settings/generalform.cpp
index a9810c1ae..7a6734383 100644
--- a/widget/form/settings/generalform.cpp
+++ b/widget/form/settings/generalform.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 GeneralForm::GeneralForm()
 {
     prep();
-    icon.addFile(":/img/settings/general.png");
+    icon.setPixmap(QPixmap(":/img/settings/general.png").scaledToHeight(headLayout.sizeHint().height(), Qt::SmoothTransformation));
     label.setText(tr("General settings"));
     group = new QGroupBox(tr("General Settings"));
     enableIPv6 = new QCheckBox();
diff --git a/widget/form/settings/genericsettings.h b/widget/form/settings/genericsettings.h
index 94f8fe90f..760d39cb0 100644
--- a/widget/form/settings/genericsettings.h
+++ b/widget/form/settings/genericsettings.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QLabel>
 #include "widget/form/settingswidget.h"
 
 class GenericForm : public QObject
@@ -36,8 +37,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     QVBoxLayout layout;
     QHBoxLayout headLayout;
-    QIcon icon;
-    QLabel label;
+    QLabel label, icon;
     QWidget head, body;
     void prep() // call in subclass constructor
     {
diff --git a/widget/form/settings/identityform.cpp b/widget/form/settings/identityform.cpp
index ac89257a9..696b2141a 100644
--- a/widget/form/settings/identityform.cpp
+++ b/widget/form/settings/identityform.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 IdentityForm::IdentityForm()
 {
     prep();
-    icon.addFile(":/img/settings/identity.png");
+    icon.setPixmap(QPixmap(":/img/settings/identity.png").scaledToHeight(headLayout.sizeHint().height(), Qt::SmoothTransformation));
     label.setText(tr("Your identity"));
     toxGroup = new QGroupBox(tr("Tox ID"));
     QLabel* toxIdLabel = new QLabel(tr("Your Tox ID"));
diff --git a/widget/form/settings/privacyform.cpp b/widget/form/settings/privacyform.cpp
index ef7c54c4b..e1f737975 100644
--- a/widget/form/settings/privacyform.cpp
+++ b/widget/form/settings/privacyform.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 PrivacyForm::PrivacyForm()
 {
     prep();
-    icon.addFile(":/img/settings/privacy.png");
+    icon.setPixmap(QPixmap(":/img/settings/privacy.png").scaledToHeight(headLayout.sizeHint().height(), Qt::SmoothTransformation));
     label.setText(tr("Privacy settings"));
 }